. >>> witnesss in syria say a neighborhood may be beyond government control after fighting left a number of people dead. they have engaged in a shootout with snipers in the sirian military smuggling fighters in and out of the neighborhood they control getting past government checkpoints. >>> and it look like there's a new island in the red sea after an underwater eruption left lava cooling when it broke through the water's surface. nasa capture the image last week which shows a new mass with a plume. that is forming along the island between yemen and itera. part of the red sea has seen volcanic activity with as many as 10 eruptions in the past five years. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> two doctors are charged with murder for performing a botched abortion. the secret facility where they were taking place. >>> and i am corinne redman. crime in baltimore going down. that's what the numbers say. hear firsthand from the police commissioner on what's working. >>> and so do you have your beer goggles on? we will a little later. how to prepare to stay safe without ending up in the slammer.